Hyperbaric Oxygen Treatment in Patients With White Matter Hyperintensities

Exclusion Criteria

• •Contraindications to hyperbaric oxygen therapy e.g. pulmonary emphysema or bullae, claustrophobia, seizure disorder
• •Inability of the patient to tolerate pressurization e.g. eustachian tube dysfunction
• •Extreme cognitive impairment
• •Major Depression
• •Other uncontrolled co-morbidities e.g. diabetes, hypertension, thyroid disorders, carotid artery stenosis (over 70%), renal or hepatic dysfunction
• •History of brain tumor, head trauma, electroshock therapy,brain irradiation or migraine headaches